Challenge to Obamacare on contraceptives rejected

WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to Obamacare that would have enabled non-profit religious organizations to avoid government-approved contraception programs. In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that the challenged regulations do not impose a substantial burden on religious groups. The […]

19th panther road death reported, matching record

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) – A record set in 2012 for the number of endangered panthers killed by vehicles has been matched in southwest Florida. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials say a panther whose carcass was found Thursday in Collier County is the 19th big cat killed by a vehicle this year. That matches […]